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14th March 2021 by Ben Barden

Practical tips for organising your backlog, from my home improvement project

For the last two weeks, I’ve had a bit of a break from blogging while moving into my new home. This week, I’d like to write about taking a backlog of work or ideas and getting them organised and ordered. However, instead of talking about software projects, I’m going to use my recent move as […]

Filed Under: Agile, Product management, Project management

21st February 2021 by Ben Barden

Getting things done

One of the first things I learned in Scrum is the importance of a task being “Done”. In short, until something is done, you don’t get the value. Getting a task to “Done” might not be as simple as someone picking it up and doing it. Sometimes, it’s good for members of a team to […]

Filed Under: Agile, Productivity

7th February 2021 by Ben Barden

4 tips to get your in progress column moving

A simple Kanban board has 3 columns: To do, In progress, Done. Tasks in To Do haven’t been picked up yet; In progress shows tasks that are being worked on; Done contains the tasks that have been completed. If you’re not careful, the “in progress” column can get overwhelming. Here are a few things to […]

Filed Under: Agile

31st January 2021 by Ben Barden

Navigating estimates and due dates in Agile

Software estimates are hard. Even with deep knowledge of the technologies being used, not to mention the system you’re working on, we’ve all run into issues we didn’t see coming. And when it’s plain sailing, what if you get interrupted – or asked to do something else before you’re ready? In looking to understand more […]

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I have some new music coming soon. 😁🕺🥳💥🦆 It's almost ready to submit to Spotify... once I've finished tweaking one of the tracks. In the meantime, here's the artwork.
Soft and comfy. #catsofinstagram Soft and comfy. #catsofinstagram
Winding path on a cloudy day. Winding path on a cloudy day.
Found this on a walk in #guildford . Found this on a walk in #guildford .
Check it out- brand new electric radiator! Just ar Check it out- brand new electric radiator! Just arrived. I have 2 in this size and a bigger one for the lounge. On feet for now but will be fixed to the wall at a later date. Once set up, no more ancient storage heaters to contend with!
It was a very nice day! I went for a walk at lunch It was a very nice day! I went for a walk at lunchtime.
One of my favourites. #pokemongo One of my favourites. #pokemongo
Out for a walk on my lunch break. Out for a walk on my lunch break.
An imposter in the fruit bowl! An imposter in the fruit bowl!
Rainbow! Rainbow!
The tea station in my new flat. The tea station in my new flat.
There's space for drinks in the window seat. There's space for drinks in the window seat.
View from the windows. View from the windows.
Setting up the new study. That's a wardrobe on the Setting up the new study. That's a wardrobe on the left. It is bigger than the pic shows but the rest of the room is a bit of a mess, as I still have some sorting to do.
Setting up the Switch is an important part of movi Setting up the Switch is an important part of moving.
It's been a long week, as I've been moving to a ne It's been a long week, as I've been moving to a new place. This was my final pic of the old flat, all boxed up and ready to go.
New music now on Spotify! It's a disco EP - well, New music now on Spotify! It's a disco EP - well, some of it. Search for GFD and look for this pic. Or use this link, but you'll have to copy it: https://open.spotify.com/album/04eiQOEeJZiOThpRyjm60w?si=gsRT8JHwQHeQFXIPqTyw_g&utm_source=copy-link
New disco/dance album, coming to Spotify etc in a New disco/dance album, coming to Spotify etc in a couple of weeks 😁🕺💥❤
I love this game. Very happy to have it on the #Ni I love this game. Very happy to have it on the #NintendoSwitch !
So much food, but it was good! So much food, but it was good!
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